Trusted Self Storage Professionals

Mike Gately, Trusted’s President, managed a 24-store portfolio of facilities (18,000 units), located in Texas and 5 other states, for fourteen years. Mike served as President for the Texas Self Storage Association (2013-2014) and presents seminars and webinars for storage managers and owners on behalf of TSSA. Mike graduated from the University of Houston earning a Master’s in Business Administration. Mike is a Certified Property Manager through the Institute of Real Estate Management and a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker. Mike has been active in the multifamily industry as well as managing large multi-state apartment portfolios for lenders, REIT’s, and private investors.

Vianney Jasik, Trusted’s Executive Vice President, was introduced to the storage industry in 2011. Vianney graduated from Texas State University earning a Bachelor’s in Fine Art & Communication in 2008. Vianney began her storage journey as an assistant Manager and grew within the company from Manager to Marketing Director up to Director of Operation and currently Executive Vice President. Vianney oversees the overall operations of all storage facility and works closely with all team members ensuring maximum efficacity across the portfolio. Vianney previous experience in marketing come into play ensuring each facility is operating with the best practices when it comes to website development, SEO, advertising, and marketing a storage facility with the latest online trends.

Megan Dybowski, Trusted’s Vice President, was first brought into the world of Self Storage over 30 years ago as a small child growing up in the business alongside her grandparents Hank and Kaye Daughtry. She worked summers in high school and college as an assistant manager at one of her family’s storage properties, while getting her Bachelor of Arts with a Major in ESL and Education from St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX. Megan joined the team 5 years ago starting out as an assistant manager and working with seasoned professionals in the industry to gain more knowledge from an owner/developer side. She currently uses her teaching skills to help train self-storage managers, conduct site audits and organizes team meetings and goal setting.

Marie Mendez, leads Trusted’s accounting department, with thirty-five years of public accounting and private sector experience. Marie is the company’s Corporate Secretary and Controller. She has provided quality controls for the numerous storage properties owned and managed by Trusted’s main principal, Hank Daughtry, since 1994. In addition to the storage industry, she also has provided accounting services for commercial real estate and investment companies. Paying attention to details, and developing an organized system of accountability, is what keeps our clients profitable. Marie Mendez has a B.A. in accounting from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.